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Tinea is contagious and can be spread by skin-to-skin contact or indirectly through towels, clothes or floors.

Some areas of the body are more susceptible to boils, including the face, throat, armpits, groin and buttocks.

Cysts may be as small as a blister or large enough to hold litres of fluid.

A blister is one of the body's responses to injury or friction.

Generally, pityriasis rosea is a one-off event - once it has gone, the rash doesn?t reappear.

The symptoms of chilblains are made worse with sudden temperature changes.

Molluscum contagiosum can be mistaken for genital warts or pimples, see your doctor for an accurate diagnosis. More on symptoms, rash, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and where to get help.

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the skin that occurs most commonly on the lower legs and in areas where the skin is damaged or inflamed.

Immediate first aid for all burns is to hold the burn under cool running water for at least 20 minutes.

The body begins repairing a wound immediately and the process may continue for days, weeks, months or even years.